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The Adventures of George and Veronica
February 15, 2024
Two penguins are holding hands in Alaska. There isn't much snow, but it's cold. May 1st through July is breeding season and so the penguins are living there right now. The male penguin gets stuck sitting on the eggs and keeps them warm.
George and Veronica are Penguin Partners and have been together for 15 years. George and Veronica met in the herd during the winter when it was really snowing. They were waddling along and accidently bumped right into each other. That's when they discovered that they were brother and sister. Siblings always take care of each other. They either hate each other or love each other. George gets mad when Veronica leaves him to sit on the eggs. Who knows where she goes, only she knows where she goes. Veronica gets upset when George leaves, but wherever George goes, Veronica will follow. The older sister always leads. They love each other's company.
While in Alaska George and Veronica sometimes see moose, foxes and they have even seen a narwhal. They migrate twice a year, from Alaska to way up North where it is really cold. It's so cold it freezes your ears. It gets to be negative 10 degrees, but their bodies keep them warm so they can live in such cold weather. Their skin is about the same temperature and so is their height and they stay close to each other holding hands. They are also about the same age.
There are hundreds of penguins in their herd. When they are marching through the snow in the winter they are stuck to each other to keep each other warm. All the penguins togther smell like sh*t. The females go out and dig for food, while the males sit on the eggs./ They eat fish, and whatever they can get their hands on.
George and Veronica have never seen a human, except the cameraman. The cameraman came to dump some food and water for the penguins, but they ignored him. They didn't think that he was any danger to them. The cameraman liked the penguins and getting pictures of them for his movie. He is a paparazzi to the penguins.
George and Veronica run off together to look for food. After they find some, they eat it. They are still hungry though. When they find more food they decide to save it for a rainy day.
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